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Briggs

in North Carolina

There are 2,093 people with the last name "Briggs" in North Carolina.

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Ranking in North Carolina

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Briggs 495
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  1. is 491st most common Wise
  2. is 492nd most common Cameron
  3. is 493rd most common Lancaster
  4. is 494th most common Lail
  5. is 495th most common Briggs
  6. is 496th most common Mckoy
  7. is 497th most common Justice
  8. is 498th most common Sykes
  9. is 499th most common Ivey

Similar Names and Nicknames

Bright, Brady, Bradshaw, Bragg, Brigham, Bridge, Brodie, Brody, Brigman, Brightwell

Most Common First Names for Briggs

James, William, John, Robert, Michael, Charles, Mary, Paul, Barbara, Linda

Meaning & History

Northern English form of Bridge, from Old Norse bryggja.

FOREBEARS The surname Briggs is found chiefly in West Yorkshire. A family of gentry have held lands at Keighley in West Yorkshire continuously for 500 years. The mathematician Henry Briggs (1561–1631), who invented logarithms, was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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James Briggs, NC (9 searches)
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